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Lansing is a tiny town of 165 people in Ashe County, North Carolina. It's about 50 miles from Johnson City, TN and 97 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $954 a month.
165people
$169kTypical home
$954/moRent
81° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
224Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 165
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 446 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 50 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (761 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to TRI airport
- 92 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,667 ft
- 241 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of North Carolina districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ashe County: R+45 in 2024
- North Carolina: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk